Loose-leaf binder.



r. B. Moonv.

f LOOSE LEAF BINDER.

APPLICATIUN FILED NOV. 5. |916.

Patented Oct. 30, l1917.

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have invented. .certain new proveniente@ LooSe-Leaflinol the following is' a specification,

In lthe constructionof a ,loos le it would .be ofV great advantage-to have t'ley leaves fanned when-the bndegrls .o rxerletls1l so that .the leaves oousldfbe more readily Separated at the-.desired .plaise .and this Epoll easily looated Alov passies-the .rlolelflgerf along 4:the bevelededge formation into wlilolif the leaves -.are moved when ffanned embodied in a loose-leaf binder thatlvrill spread or "farf` theleaves when 4its baclgs orbinder members arelseparated Another .feature vof the .Invention-1S ulcluded Vin Apostsor leaf -supports ,ertenlllg between the binder ,memb'ensandcoperatf' ing `w/itllathe, loose ,leaves yin ,such V a manner that each leaf to certain degreey positions itself `when:dropped intogthelo'inder.- y Another .Point involves. .fthe `,relative .diS-

pllaeing longitudinally of .one .binder .niem' ber "and ber from the ,other'lbinder'-me thegsame `time, sepa'ratin-g` the .members laterally.

le i.eelflalfle out .the leaeneerl a reir of elongated .binder members `are f provided with'laterally extending posts or leaf@supe parte pivoted .'thereto, Athe .outer ends -Iof'the posts ofv one member extendinginto or/telce scoping the endsofathe posts of the other member, so that when the members are separated laterally the greets .wllstlllremai-n .la engagement. f-

Means connected with one member 'and' fieation and by reference to the accompanying` drawings, in which an example of the invention is shown and wherein:

Figure 1 1s a rear view of the blnder 1n specificationofl Letters Patent; l'

itel'oloSesl-Positioa,'oneof niemlersShare.-` ai'iblinder Y v atta'olied tolhingenistlesf lo i @ne `-of the features of'myinvention .is

the cerrelatedposn 'as' indicated bydottedw Patented oeefeos leer# leefnorteesinseetoa,

lila .2 is .a 'similarrlew ,with 't ongi'orerteilde eed the .leeres spree With' the o maio portion r(of thei leaves monedas@ ,111 @li dfellllg' the" "fills l lflllv deserlafeoppoeeliloirde bers harias! the 'nature' @of elongated c. and orme@ Off 'suitable rrlateralo T elle? pleo .S' aref nfeeftedn ozeedgeofl i .v J' r rales' the onpoeite feidelanl. are .seoeredto I boards Z, which f .are illus'- llliiged 'tolli-. binder membesf `l,tf,po.etedfol1t tlet (the manner `fo.l Kleine' .the haalt-boards tolli@ f binder meaibereo'isoptional .and .may "hef Varied .to suit .the/.desiree of .the .melillfaorf tuner-L f f i' 'Each member has flaring' recesses inner Sider, la the .reoeeeee Sy vollen@ meile" berffpQomst` .sections 19 faire pivotedlanld tele-r g Sooee lato, poeteeolons lOnlvoteslgie ...th

Comp-moo Aellos 61 embraoe .th

Seotions feXhloit la :triangular elllen? Lie eres Seoton as. f

2L triangular .imereeal otohes Sollte. a oeS-seotioeallarea-afthe" metsfthel :beinesanot lppfofleacllroet- .iltee leistete'..olovious,th if droiopeil onto the posts, 'it will position itself 'if' either" wall of notoh strikes n.the fri-@geest and full lines in Fig. 4l. e

For separating as well as drawing the members 1 and 2 into binding contact with the leaves, swinging extension arms 11 are provided. These arms each include a turnf buckle 12 or its equivalent whereby the 100 length of the arm may be adjusted and the capacity of the binder varied. Each arm is pivote-d in a recess 13 of the member 1 and carries at its opposite end an yintegral worm head 14 centrally pivoted in a recess 105 17 in the member 2. Each worm head meshes with a worm screw 15 formed on a shaft 16 rotatively confined in the member 2.

The shaft has its ends 18 squared tok receive a key 19 whereby it may be rotated. 110

Normally the arms eXtend vbetween the members at an angle to the posts which latter are at substantially right angles to the members 1 and 2, as shown in Fig. 1. In

longitudinal displacement'within the member 2 begins to traverse the heads 14 by means of the screws 15, which results inthe swing of the armsA 11. In operating the binder it is placed on its side so that the member l forms a support from `which the armsswing. As the arms are swung the member 2 is displaced longitudinally wherey by the posts are swung laterallyto an angle and the arms brought at substantially right anglesto the members as shown in Fig. 2. The .swinging of the arms from the original angular` position moves the member 2 away from the member 1 wherebyv the leaves are released and thev swinging of the posts v fans7 the leaves or spreads'them into the beveled formation shown, in which position the desired places for removal or insertion may be more readily found by passing the index finger along the top or bottom edges of the leaves. f

When leaves are inserted or removed it is best to first turn the binder up so that it rests onits back formed by the two memberspl and 2 as shown in Fig. 3. llhen a leaf -is inserted it is readily positioned by means ofthe triangular notches B andthe correspondingly shaped posts. Whenr the removing and inserting of leaveshas been completed the binder is again laid on its' side with the member 2 uppermost, and by turning the key 1n the reverse direction the parts are restored to their normal positions f (Jepiesj` of this patent may be `obtained. for

and the leaves bound'between the members. It is of course understood that the binder parts are to be covered as is common in the art.

What I claim is:

1..A loose-leaf binder comprising two bindery members carrying leaf supports, and means for separating the members and displacing one longitudinally with relation to the other.

2. In a loose-leaf binder, the combination" of Ia plurality of lleaves normally having their top and bottom edges flush, and means for lbinding the leaves together constructed to be actuated to release the leaves and distort Vtheirl top and bottom edges into a beveled formation.

l 3. In a Vloose-leaf binder, the combination of a plurality of loose leaves normally having their top` and bottom edges flush, binding members normally clamping the leaves together and capable of movement whereby the leaves are released, and supports carrying the leaves and connected withthe members and displaced laterally by the members when the leaves are released, whereby the leaves are fanned.

4.. A loose -leaf binder comprising two binder members carrying leafv supports, and means for swinging one of the members with relation to the other to relatively displace one member from the other.

5. A looseleaf binder comprising two binder members, cooperating leaf posts including elements pivoted to each member, and means for swinging one of the members with relation'to the other to relatively displaceone member from the other.

6. In a loose-leaf binder, a pair of'binder members, telescoping posts pivoted to the members, arms piv-oted to and extending betweenthe members, and means for swinging the arms.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

JASON B. Moonv.

ve cents each,l by Aaddressing' the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

